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Recognised as Colour

#05699E

  • #05699E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#05699E is a blue with RGB values 5, 105, 158 and HSL 201°, 94%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#05699E#05699E
HEX#05699E
RGBrgb(5, 105, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.4118, 0.6196
RGB percentages2%, 41.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(200.8, 93.9%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.8, 96.8%, 62%)
CMYK96.8%, 33.5%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer354,718
CSS custom property--colour: #05699E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#FA9661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F6AA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B5E9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00767Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.9Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E3A05
Analogous#059E86, #051D9E
Triadic#9E0569, #699E05
Split complementary#9E051D, #9E8605
Tetradic#86059E, #9E3A05, #1D9E05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#74CCFB
Lighter +30%#43BAF9
Lighter +20%#12A8F7
Lighter +10%#078ACF
Darker −10%#03486D
Darker −20%#02273B
Darker −30%#00060A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006BA3
Less saturated −25%#19638A

Channel breakdown

R5
G105
B158
Red5 (2%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue200.78°
Saturation (HSL)93.87%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 69 · B 9E

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